"Macht" meaning in German

See Macht in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maχt/ Audio: De-at-Macht.ogg [Austria], De-Macht.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German maht, from Old High German maht. Cognate with Dutch macht, English might. Etymology templates: {{dercat|de|gmw-pro|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=3}}, {{inh|de|gmh|maht}} Middle High German maht, {{inh|de|goh|maht}} Old High German maht, {{cog|nl|macht}} Dutch macht, {{cog|en|might}} English might Head templates: {{de-noun|f,^e}} Macht f (genitive Macht, plural Mächte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f,^e}} Forms: Macht [genitive], Mächte [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Macht [nominative, singular], Mächte [definite, nominative, plural], Macht [genitive, singular], Mächte [definite, genitive, plural], Macht [dative, singular], Mächten [dative, definite, plural], Macht [accusative, singular], Mächte [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. power, authority Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Macht-de-noun-eu1Ht5Lo
  2. might, strength Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-Macht-de-noun-Tw5gegyX Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 18 82
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Machtdemonstration, machtlos, Machtvakuum, machtvoll, Machtwort
Related terms: Achsenmacht (english: Axis power) [feminine], Allmacht (english: omnipotence) [feminine], Atommacht, Besatzungsmacht, entmachten, Großmacht, Kolonialmacht, Landmacht, Luftmacht, Machtarmut, Machtausdehnung, Machtausübung, Machtausweitung, Machtbereich, Machterweiterung, Machtfülle, Machtgewinn, Machthaber, mächtig, Machtmissbrauch, Machtvergrößerung, Machtverkleinerung, Machtverlust, Machtverringerung, Meinungsmacht, Militärmacht, Mittelmacht, Ohnmacht (english: fainting; powerlessness) [feminine], Regionalmacht, Seemacht (english: naval power) [feminine], Staatsmacht, Streitmacht, Übermacht, Vertretungsmacht, Vollmacht, Wehrmacht, Wirtschaftsmacht, Zaubermacht (english: magical power) [feminine]

Inflected forms

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      "word": "Machtvakuum"
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      "word": "machtvoll"
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch macht",
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      "expansion": "English might",
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    },
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "english": "Axis power",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Achsenmacht"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "omnipotence",
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      "word": "Allmacht"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Atommacht"
    },
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      "word": "Besatzungsmacht"
    },
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      "word": "entmachten"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Großmacht"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Kolonialmacht"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Landmacht"
    },
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      "word": "Luftmacht"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtarmut"
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      "word": "Machtausdehnung"
    },
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      "word": "Machtausübung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtausweitung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtbereich"
    },
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      "word": "Machterweiterung"
    },
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      "word": "Machtfülle"
    },
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      "word": "Machtgewinn"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machthaber"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mächtig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtmissbrauch"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtvergrößerung"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtverkleinerung"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Machtverlust"
    },
    {
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      "word": "Machtverringerung"
    },
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      "word": "Meinungsmacht"
    },
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      "word": "Militärmacht"
    },
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      "word": "Mittelmacht"
    },
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      "english": "fainting; powerlessness",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Ohnmacht"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Regionalmacht"
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      "english": "naval power",
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      "word": "Streitmacht"
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      "word": "Übermacht"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Vertretungsmacht"
    },
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      "word": "Vollmacht"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wehrmacht"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "Wirtschaftsmacht"
    },
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      "english": "magical power",
      "tags": [
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      ],
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          "english": "Do you believe in the power of love?",
          "text": "Glauben Sie an die Macht der Liebe?",
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          "strength"
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      "word": "machtlos"
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      "english": "Axis power",
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      "word": "Achsenmacht"
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    {
      "english": "omnipotence",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Allmacht"
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      "word": "Atommacht"
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    {
      "word": "Besatzungsmacht"
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      "word": "entmachten"
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      "word": "Landmacht"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "Machtausübung"
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    },
    {
      "word": "Machtbereich"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machterweiterung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machtfülle"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machtgewinn"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machthaber"
    },
    {
      "word": "mächtig"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machtmissbrauch"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machtvergrößerung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machtverkleinerung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Machtverlust"
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    {
      "word": "Machtverringerung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Meinungsmacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Militärmacht"
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      "word": "Mittelmacht"
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    {
      "english": "fainting; powerlessness",
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      "word": "Ohnmacht"
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    {
      "word": "Regionalmacht"
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    {
      "english": "naval power",
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      "word": "Seemacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Staatsmacht"
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    {
      "word": "Streitmacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Übermacht"
    },
    {
      "word": "Vertretungsmacht"
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}

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